I've been tagged with the Software Development meme, courtesy of Andy Leonard. And, we're off!
How old were you when you first started programming?
I was 13 years old in the eighth grade. I took an Introduction to Programming class with an amazing teacher. Thanks to Mr. Creasy, I've been hooked ever since.
How did you get started in programming?
My father was a computer programmer, so I guess I come by it naturally. I used to help my teachers work their classroom computers in elementary school, and then tried my hand at programming in middle school.
What was your first language?
BASIC. Not VB.Net. Not Visual Basic. Just BASIC. How many Millennials can say that? ;)
What was the first real program you wrote?
Hello world... Or something along those lines that was pretty simple.
What languages have you used since you started programming?
BASIC, C++, Java, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, T-SQL, MDX... others I'm sure...
What was your first professional programming gig?
My first job was a consultant at a custom software development firm. I was fortunate enough to dabble in all sorts of different languages, but the first project that was entirely my own was creating Reporting Services reports to analyze sales data. Do you think they knew something about where I'd end up? ;)
If you knew then what you know now, would you have started programming?
Definitely. I originally fell in love with programming because of the logic. A + B = C and such... With time, I realized that programming is more of an art. Who knows what my next revelation on programming will be?
If there is one thing you learned along the way that you would tell new developers, what would it be?
You can't know everything. Always learn and always ask questions. If you think you know everything and you have nothing left to learn, find another job.
What’s the most fun you’ve ever had ... programming?
Hmm… college all nighters with copious amounts of mountain dew and loud music… Working on teams of people where everyone just meshes and the final program is just beautiful… That final “Ah ha” moment when something just clicks… Oh, I can’t decide!
Who are you calling out?
Trying to find people on my blog list that haven't yet been tagged!
To start working with the management side of SQL Server Reporting Services 2008, I decided to set up a report server and report manager. Unfortunately, I made a mistake while setting up my configuration that left me a little perplexed. Here are the steps I took to cause, track down, and solve the issue. Problem: I began by opening the Reporting Services Configuration Manager from the Start Menu. I clicked through each of the menu options and accepted the defaults for any question with a warning symbol, since warning symbol typically designate an action item. After two minutes, all of the warning symbols had disappeared, and I was ready to begin managing my report server. Unfortunately, opening up a browser and trying to open up the report manager resulted in the dreaded " The report server has encountered a configuration error. (rsServerConfigurationError) " message. Sherlock-ing it: I put on my sleuthing hat and went to the log file directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft...
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